Michał Kotkowski (born 8 December 1998) is a Polish Paralympic athlete who competes in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events at international track and field competitions.

Career

Kotkowski won a bronze medal at the

2017 World Para Athletics Championships The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July 2017. It wa ...

in the 400 metres T37 event. He won two gold medals at the

2018 World Para Athletics European Championships The 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) affiliated countries within Europe, plus Azerbaijan and Israel. It was held in ...

. He has also competed at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

where he reached fourth place in the 400m T37. He is coached by former Paralympic champion

Andrzej Wróbel Andrzej Wróbel is a paralympic athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T37 distance events. Andrzej has competed at and medaled in three Paralympics. His first games were in Barcelona in 1992 where he competed in the 100m, 4 ...

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Michał Kotkowski
at the {{DEFAULTSORT:Kotkowski, Michal 1998 births Living people Athletes from Poznań Athletes from Greater Poland Voivodeship Paralympic athletes for Poland Polish male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships 21st-century Polish sportsmen